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Shellgame (1985) | Slate

Rated 10.0 on TMDB

Shellgame

An upscale lawyer gets caught between the underworld and the police when she agrees to defend a man accused of gangland murders related to a drug lord.

Released: 1985
Runtime: 1h 40m

Direction and writing

Peter Yalden-ThompsonDirector

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Cast

Brenda RobinsCarrington Barr
Germain HoudeAndre Crystal

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